Scrum-Sprints with Online Bulletin Boards for student projects and as a Qualitative Intro to Project Management

Scrum sprints use team “self-organization” for small-group projects, and eliminate the need for a formal “project manager” and unwieldy traditional project management tools. Developed originally in the mid-1990s as part of an agile software-development framework, scrum sprints have gained traction as a practical project management tool during entrepreneurial start-up weekends, and in other diverse small group project settings. This experiential exercise will walk attendees through the creation of small team-projects using a free online collaborative bulletin board tool, and seek feedback on improving the exercise for future implementations. Student feedback from prior classroom exercises will be shared with attendees.